Pocket construction



Nov. 21, 1939. H. A. sPEH POCKET CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 28, v1937 Patented Nov. 2l, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE 2,180,914 POCKET ooNs'mUc'rIo-N Application January 28, 1937, Serial No. 122,843

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My invention relates to clothing, and more particularly to a pocket construction for clothing. The combination is particularly adapted for use in connection with heavy duty garments such 5 as hunting coats, where a plurality of pockets and a strong, sturdy construction is desirable.

An object of the invention is to provide a plurality of pockets which can be used for separate purposes so that the user can keep separate objects, such as dead game, shells, and so forth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction which is strong and sturdy, and which provides a convenient and readily accessible pocket space in heavy garments where the contents of the pocket can be conveniently reached.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a construction which is sturdy, cheap to manufacture, and not subject to being easily torn or injured.

With these and other objects in view, which may be incident to my improvements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations to be hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that the several necessary elements comprising my invention may be varied in construction, proportions and arrangement,'with out departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown in the accompanying drawing means for carrying the same into practical effect without limiting the improvements in their useful applications to the particular con- Structions, which, for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

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Figure l is a perspective view of a front of a coat, showing my type of pocket construction;

Figure 2 is a detail View of the pocket, part of the ap being turned up to show the position of the parts, the sewn edge of the rear piece of the flap pocket being indicated in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a view taken along the line 3 3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, I have shown a coat I having front panels 2, sleeves 3, and a collar 4. The front panels 2 have sewed to them, as indicated at 5, a lining member I5 which may form 50 an interior pocket 1. The lining 6 is folded over as indicated at 8 and stitched at its top at 9', and in two rows I0 at Athe bottom folded over portion to form an inner pocket.

I have formed an outer pocket II which comprises a pocket panel I2 which is sewed at its bottom I3 to the front panel 2 of the coat. The I pocket panel I2 is also sewed at its sides I4 to the coat. At its top, the panel I2 is turned over as indicated at I5, and sewed in a double row of stitching I6 to provide a strong upper edge to the 5 pocket II.

. A piece of cloth which acts aS a flap I1 has its edge I8 turned over and sewed with a double row of stitching I9 at a point above the upper edge I5 of the pocket II. The flap Il has its lower edge 10 turned over as indicated at 20, and is sewed with a double row of stitching 2I to the turned over edge 22 of a second piece of cloth 23. The second piece of cloth 23 is likewise sewed to the sides of the ap I'I with a double row of stitching, as in- 15 dicated at 24.

The upper part of the piece of cloth 23 is turned over as indicated at 25 and sewed with a double row of stitching 26 to the front panel 2 of the COaI', I. 20

The double row of stitching 26 is curved or arcuate as indicated in Figures 1 and 2. There is provided an opening between a portion of the upper edge of the piece 23 and the front panel 2 of the coat. This opening I have designated with 25 the numeral 2'I.Y Along the opening 21, which is slanted and readily accessible to the hand or the user, is a double row of stitching 28 which reinforces the turned over edge of the piece 23 of the 010th.

Decorative stitching 29 may be run along the outside of piece 23 to give a pleasing appearance, as is readily apparent from all the figures of the drawing.

This construction provides a flap for the pocket I Iwhich is in effect a pocket itself. The pocket I have indicated in general by the numeral 3U. This pocket 3D not only acts as a flap for the pocket Il, but also serves as a useful pocket to carry articles which it may be desired to keep 40 separate from the type of articles carried in the pocket I I, for instance. The construction is strongand sturdy, and the parts reinforce each other in their overlying position.

While I have shown and described the pre- 45 ferred embodiment of my invention, I Wish it t0 be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details of construction herein set forth, by way of illustration, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combination pocket construction for a coat comprising an outer pocket, a piece of cloth eX- tending over the top of the outer pocket and having its upper edge attached to the coat at a point above the mouth of the outer pocket, a second piece of cloth attached to the lower edge of the first piece, Said last piece of cloth being attached at its upper portion to the coat above the point of attachment of the rst piece to the coat, and an entrance slit between said piece and the coat whereby a pocket is formed which in part acts as a flap for the first-named pocket.

2. A combination pocket for a coat comprising an outer pocket, a piece of cloth extending over the top of the outer pocket and having its upper edge attached to the coat at a point above the mouth of the outer pocket, a second piece of cloth attached to the lower edge of the rst piece, said last piece of cloth being attached at its upper portion to the coat above the point of attachment of the first piece to the coat, and a slanted entrance slit between said second piece and the coat whereby a pocket is formed, which has a slanted mouth and which acts in part as a flap for the first-named pocket.

3. A combination pocket construction for a coat comprising an outer pocket, a piece of cloth extending over the top of the outer pocket and having its upper edge attached to the coat at a point above the mouth of the outer pocket, a

second piece of cloth attached to the lower edge of the first piece, said last piece of cloth being attached at its upper portion to the coat above the point of attachment of the first piece to the coat, said second piece being attached in an arcuate seam to the front of the coat, and a slanted entrance slit formed between said second piece and the coat whereby a pocket is formed which in part acts as a flap for the first-named pocket, and which has a slanted opening therein for the hand of the wearer.

4. A combination pocket construction for a coat comprising a piece of material forming a part of the body of a coat, a second piece of material outside of said body piece and forming a pocket with said body piece, a third piece of material attached to said body piece above the upper edge of said' pocket piece and extending below said edge to form -a flap, a fourth piece of material attached at the bottom and sides of said flap piece to form with said iiap piece a flap pocket, said flap pocket piece extending above said flap piece between the sides of the flap pocket, the forward upper edge of said flap pocket piece being attached to the body piece whereby a pocket opening is formed between the upper edge of said flap pocket piece and said body piece.

HERMAN A. SPEH. 

